Asbestos projects; license required; exemptions

65-5302. Asbestos projects; license required; exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, no business entity shall engage in an asbestos project unless the entity holds a license issued by the secretary for that purpose. (b) The provisions of this act do not apply to a business entity which uses its own employees in removing or encapsulating asbestos for the purposes of renovating, maintaining, repairing or demolishing the entity's own facilities. History: L. 1985, ch. 203, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 31, § 1; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Asbestos Abatement: The Second Wave of the Asbestos Litigation Industry," Barbara M. Christensen and Kristine A. Larscheid, 27 W.L.J. 454, 466, 467 (1988).